Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Nicolas Tolentino, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Nicolas Tolentino and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Nicolas Tolentino
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for San Nicolas Tolentino:
- 29.850245, -81.549805
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on San Nicolas Tolentino
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Saint Johns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
- Since San Nicolas Tolentino is near Clay County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Nicolas Tolentino ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bass Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Haven
- Bass Haven is located in Saint Johns County
- Brewers Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Landing
- Brewers Landing is located in Clay County
- Clay Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Landing
- Clay Landing is located in Putnam County
- Federal Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- John Middleton Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Middleton Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Middleton Grant
- John Middleton Grant is located in Putnam County
- Lane Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Landing
- Lane Landing is located in Saint Johns County
- Leno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Molasses Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molasses Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Junction
- Molasses Junction is located in Saint Johns County
How Far From San Nicolas Tolentino to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as San Nicolas Tolentino to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of San Nicolas Tolentino once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in San Nicolas Tolentino and extending to:
- Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from San Nicolas Tolentino to Saint Augustine, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about San Nicolas Tolentino, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- San Nicolas Tolentino) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Nicolas Tolentino. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8502, Longitude: -81.5498 In this case, the coordinates for San Nicolas Tolentino have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from San Nicolas Tolentino to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.469 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.073 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.18 degrees. |